Caregiver Churn
Why investing in caregivers improves home-based care quality
The demand for home-based care has increased significantly over the past few years. With advancements in technology and an aging population, it’s no surprise that the demand for caregivers is also on the rise. However, the industry is facing a shortage of qualified caregivers, resulting in increased competition and strain on the workforce. In this…
Mental health challenges in home-based care: What you need to know
Home-based care has become an increasingly common solution for families and patients needing care outside of a traditional hospital or care facility. However, with the increase in demand and challenges with recruitment and retention of staff, caregivers are feeling the full weight on their shoulders. With long hours, irregular schedules, and physical and emotional strain,…
How home-based care agencies can add value for caregivers
In the ever-changing home care industry, there are innumerable variables that agencies must strategically consider – as well as those that are hard to predict but still need to be managed carefully. An aging demographic’s impact on the caregiving industry is certainly one variable that organizations must anticipate. Approximately 15 percent of U.S. residents are over the…
How to make home care attractive for caregivers
The home care industry is facing a significant challenge – an increasingly high caregiver turnover rate. In the “Top 3 Causes of 90-Day Caregiver Turnover” podcast episode, Stephen Tweed and Jeff Howell discussed the importance of systems thinking, providing adequate attention to caregivers, and making smart hiring decisions to reduce the turnover rate. This raises…
The 3 causes of 90-day caregiver turnover: insights from industry experts
The home care industry has been facing a significant challenge – a high turnover rate among caregivers. In an episode of Home Health 360, “The Top 3 Causes of 90-Day Caregiver Turnover,” industry leader Stephen Tweed, founder of Home Care CEO Forum, and Jeff Howell, Director of Growth and Podcast Host at AlayaCare, discuss the key…
Increase efficiency and save time: onboarding staff on software training in home care
In the home care industry, efficient software training is crucial for onboarding staff members and ensuring they can provide the highest quality care to clients. Traditional training methods often involve repetitive tasks and consume significant amounts of time. Fortunately, technological advancements and the availability of on-demand e-learning solutions have paved the way for increased efficiency…
The importance of proper training in home care
Insights from Todd Austin of Home Care Pulse In the world of home care, proper training is crucial for providing efficient and high-quality care. Without any proper training, we’re setting many employees up for frustration when they don’t have the resources, they need to perform their jobs. In home care, there’s about a 100,000-person administrative…
Top 5 ways your home care organization can leverage data exploration now
We’ve written extensively on the importance of data when it comes to providing your agency with meaningful, quantitative insights and decision-making support. We’ve also invested heavily in our own software to offer the most intuitive, accurate reporting capabilities – so it’s as easy as possible to pull the information you need. Data is no longer…
The faces of our workforce: Strategies to recruit and retain caregivers [Webinar Recap]
It’s no secret that home-based care agencies face a huge challenge: caregiver retention. Even after the often-difficult task of recruiting caregivers, 57% turnover within the first 3 months of employment. As a result, 85% of all home care providers are currently turning away cases due to a lack of staff. AlayaCare sponsored a webinar…
3 Tips from top executives to help with retention and recruitment
On July 21st, 2022, Home Health Care News, in partnership with AlayaCare, hosted a webinar: “Improving Caregiver Recruitment and Retention for your Home Care Agency”. This webinar was focused on the subject surrounding the caregiver recruitment and retention crisis and how home care organizations could overcome these challenges to continue to grow and be successful…
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